The Adamawa House of Assembly, on Tuesday, passed a bill for the free treatment of accident and terrorism victims by government hospitals in the state.

The bill was unanimously adopted and passed after a motion for its third reading by the Majority Leader of the House, Mr Hassan Barguma (APC-Hong) at the House, presided over by the Speaker, Alhaji Kabiru Mijinyawa (APC- Yola South).

The bill, which abolished police report before treatment, defined accident victims requiring emergency treatment to include those of auto crash, plane crash and fire accident.

Others, according to the bill are those involved in flood disaster, armed robbery attack, snake bite, dog bite and rainstorm.

“From the start of this law, the state shall provide free emergency treatment for all accident and terrorism victims within 24 hours of the occurrence of any of such accident.

“All the drugs required for the treatment of the accident victims shall be provided free within the first 24 hours of the accident.

The bill, which established an Accident and Terror Victims Support Committee, said the committee would be responsible for sourcing of funds from government, NGOs and private individuals to realise its mandate.

“The committee shall open and maintain a bank account known as Accident and Terror Victims Account, wherein all the funds realised from government and donor agencies shall…